Sap-collecting receptacle



May 29, 1928; 1,671,888

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J. W, BUCHANAN ET AL SAP COLLECTING RECEPTACLE Filed Sept. 17, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 M4M h/ Patented May 29, 1928.

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t This invention relatsito certain new and useful ,nnprovements 1n, sap colle ctmgz recepta cles of the type adapted to beis'ecuredv to. trees to receive crudeturpentinejor other 5 sap exuding therefrom and has" for itsmain object to provide an improved sap cup which may be readily secured to andremoved from atreew py Another object of the invention is to pro- 10 vide a sap collecting receptacle of the class described which may be formed from a single iece of sheet metal and which is susceptible of being readily applied to the tree and held thereon in the level osition against accidental. displacement and which is so formed thatthe sapmay be removed therefrom with facility.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sap receptacle of .thecharacter described which is rovided with a special shaped opening adapted to receive therethrough a supporting member of such a sha e that the receptacle will be maintained in t e level position and held in such position against accidental dis lacement and in which the opening serves a so as an overflow opening for the receptacle.

A further object of the invention is to provide a receptacle of the class described which embodies to a marked degree the characteristics of simplicity, durability and efficiency in construction and which is well adapted for quantity production at comparatively low cost.

Further and more limited objects of the invention will a pear as the description proceeds and by re erence to the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of our improved sap collecting receptacle with the reinforcing member secured in place; Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing thereceptacle before the seam has been formed; Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the reinforcing member; Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the supporting member for the receptacle and Fig. 6 is aview showing the blank from which the receptacle is formed.

Our improved receptacle is constructed from a blank of sheet metal 1 shown most clearly in Fig. 1. The metal is bent to form a semi-circular front wall 2 and a fiat back wall 3. The back wall has a seam 4 extending longitudinally thereof which is formed by bending the metal back upon itself as die;

as an overflow opening closed most cl arly, in Fig.3, Extending through the s ll a point adjacent the p perend there'ofis an irregular shae'd mga preferably in the of a i yhele s v ies' a s we: h 0 is adapted to receiye atspecial se d: asse t ng. Hie/fete? er e} shown niostQclearly iii Ffig. 5. k The .r e ta cle is adapted to' be supported by the slig porting member 6 which extends through the opening 5 and the o ening serves also For the receptacle. In Fig. 4 there is disclosed a reinforcing member 7 which is also preferabl formed from a blank of sheet metal and s aped as shown most clearly in Fig. 4. This reinforcing member 7 is adapted to be secured to the straight side 3 of the receptacle by any suitable means as by welding. As will be seen in Fig. 1 this member engages on each side of the seam 4 and tends to reinforce the strai ht back side of the receptacle.

It wil now be clear that the receptacle can be secured over the supporting member only when the receptacle is in level position and due to the special shape of the opening 5 and the supporting member 6 the ireceptacle will be retained in the level position. The receptacle can be readily removed from the supporting member for the purpose of emptying the sap when necessary. It will be impossible to secure the receptacle to the tree except in the correct position. The opening5 is large enough so that the supporting member does not obstruct the water from flowing out of the cup below the supporting member 6.

It will now be clear that we have provided a sap collecting receptacle which accomplishes the objects of the invention as hereinbefore stated and we wish our invention to be limited only in accordance with the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is 1. A sap collecting receptacle adapted to i overflow for said cup, said opening adapted to receive a complementary shaped support ing member therethrough whereby to support said cup in the level position and of sufficient size to serve as an overflow for said cup and a reinforcing member formed from a blank of sheet metal and secured to said back wall on opposite sides of said seam whereby to reinforce said back wall and to prevent said opening from being torn out.

2. A sap colleeting receptacle comprising a single piece of material. bent to form a cone shaped cup the front wall of which is curved and the backwa'll of which is flat and provided with a longitudinally extending seam therein formed by bending'the opposite edges of the piece of material back upon itself, the said seam having a-vertically extending irregular shaped opening therein near the upper edge thereof adapted to receive therethrough a complementary shaped supporting member, the bottom edge of. said opening lying below the bottom edge of said supporting member whereby to permit said opening to serve'as an overflow for said cup and a reinforcing member secured to said bar-k wall on opposite sides of said seam whereby to reinforce said back wall and to prevent said opening from being torn out.

In testimony whereof; we hereunto afiix our signatures.

JOHN W. BUCHANAN. CLARENCE S. BUCHANAN. 

